Body separating and spacing device



Dec. 26, 1933. J. PEYSER 1,941,153

BODY SEPARATING AND SPACING DEVICE Filed Dec. 23, 1931 INVENTOR 5 ATTORNEY unduly jarring said containers.

Patented Deon s26, 1933 I v I I l v 1,941,153 BODYSEPARA'TING AND SPACING DEVICE Joseph Peyser, Mount Vernon, NL Y., assignor of one-half to the Heekin Can Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application December .23, 1931 Serial No. 582,751

4 Claims. (01. 198-22) The present invention relates to body separatinfeed and delivery points of the dial, and in the ing devices more particularly but not exclusively present instance suchmeans consist of a mutifor use in connection with machines for seaming lated cam or guide 16 for said rollers. Said cam filled cans or bodies. 16 is stationary and extends approximately from The main. object and feature of the invention the delivery point to the infeed point of the' 0 is to provide simple and inexpensive means for dial, but has a mutilated portion 17 intermedieffectively separating bodies or containers so as ate the infeed and delivery points of the dial.

to space them properly for introduction into a The bodies usually come from a machine t at seaming machine or the like and to'do so Without feeds themat a rather rapid rate so that there I is considerable pressure exerted on the line of 65 In the accompanying drawing the invention is bodies, and the efiect oi the rollers which are disclosed in a concrete and preferred form in held rigidly in an outward direction to the i'ull which: extent of their outward movement at the infeed' Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view substantialpoint of thedial is to oppose this pressure so as 1y on the plane of line 1- l oil ig. 2 and showing to arrange the bodies in a single file and thus 79 v a device embodyingthe invention; prevent subsequent overcrowding. It will be Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional'view substantially seen, however, that as soon as a roller reaches 011 the plane of line of a d the mutilated portion of the cam it can yield Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view substantially inwardly or move outwardly under compulsion 0n the plane o ne 3-3 of Fig. 2. of its spring-pressed plunger and therefore vir- 1 indicates a movable support to advance bodies tually becomes an independent and self adjusting Said Dl here taking the m of a rotatab e unit. The effect of a roller therefore is to yielddial mounted on rotating shaft 3. The bodies ingly p s a b y against the circumferential may be fed by hand or otherwise such as by guide and in so doing to cause a rotation of said nv y 4 to s dial, inwn h c h re m y .body which moves it backward until a roller has v8. be suitable deflecting guides 5 to direct the bodies passed beyond the body, wherebythe bodies are P the dial at t infeeding point thereof. properly spaced without undue jarring or sudden Adjacent one side of the bodies, here circumfermo ement A th body approaches t 16.. entially of the dial, isa guide 6 which is substanlivery oint, the roller which controls it again tially concentric with the center of rotation of bec me igid' r un i ldi d th t, may 1 85 the dial throughout the greater part of its length done because the body has now been properly and until the delivery point is reached where it spaced and is ready to be presented to the star bears on and cooperates with another guide 7 to wh el fo deli ery, direct the bodies away from the dial. A rotatable l' i' y Star Wh l 8 s located adjacent the delivery point 1. A deviceifor separating bodies including: a 9, t0 engage the now Spaced Owl-flamers bodies rotatable'dial to advance the bodies; a guide ad'- and to deliver them through the-channel formed jacent the outer circumference of said dial; a y guides 6 and 7 ubsequent operation. plurality of members, having a movement of Carried by and rotating with shaft 3 is a translation in the same direction as the movehead 9 and moun d on h head iS a p ty ment of the dial, in spaced relation to the guide 95 f mem here Killers 0, Which thus ve a to engagethe bodies and hold them against the, H movement of translation in the same direction guide; yielding means to urge said members inas the movement of the dial. Each roller is rodividually. toward the bodies to thereby space tatable about its own axis by reason of the fact said bodies with respect to each other; and means that it is mounted on a pintle 11 carried by an to render said members unyielding with respectlOO arm 12 pivotally supported at 13. Associated to the bodies adjacent the point where the bodies with each arm isa spring-pressed plunger 14 that. are placed on the dial to thereby bring said-bodies urges the roller toward a body. Thus there is into single file before spacing them with respect provided means to yieldingly urge the rollersv to each other.

individually toward the bodies and thereby the 2. device for separating bodies including: a 105 latter toward the circumferential guide. It will rotatabledialto advance the bodies; a guideadbe observed, however; that outward radial movejacent the outer circumference of said dial; a ment of arm 12 is limited by wall 15 of the head. plurality of rotatable rollers, having a move- Means are further provided to render the rollers ment of translation in the same direction as the unyielding with respect to the bodies adjacent the movement of the dial, in space d relation to the 11.0 I

guide to engage the bodies and hold them against the guide; yielding means to urge said rollers individually toward the bodies to thereby space said bodies with respect to each other; and means to render said rollers unyielding with respect to the bodies adjacent the point where the bodies are placed on the dial to thereby bring said bodies into single file before spacing them with respect to each other.

3. A device for separating bodies including: a rotatable dial to advance the bodies; a guide adjacent the outer circumference of said dial; a plurality of members, having a movement of translation in the same direction as themovement of the dial, in spaced relation to the guide to engage the bodies and hold them against the guide, yielding means to urge said members individually toward the bodies, and means to render said members unyielding with respect vto the bodies adjacent the infeed and delivery points of the dial.

4. A device for separating bodies including: a rotatable dial to advance the bodies; a guide adjacent the outer circumference of saidedial; a

plurality of rotatable rollers, having a movement 

